The Salmon House on Queen Anne Hill

Salmon House Daily Routine

8:15-8:30am

Outdoor playground open for parent/guardian and child play and chat. Please note parents/guardians must be onsite and responsible for children. 
School opens promptly at 8:30am.

8:30-9:30am

Rolling drop off - Please note children are only allowed to be enrolled at EGS for a maximum of four hours a day. 

When children arrive, Teachers/Guardians will sign children in via the Brightwheel App, noting time of arrival.  Guardians must pick child up no later than four hours after that time of arrival.  For example, drop off at 9:15am - you may pick up no later than 1:15pm.

8:30-10:00am

Daily Activity & Indoor/Outdoor Play

Weekly activities include: Painting, bread baking, sewing, finger knitting, clay/sensory modeling, & seasonal crafts, and more.

10:00-10:15am

Clean-up & Set up for Lunch (children bring packed lunch)

10:15-10:30am

Circle Time - class gathers to sing songs, recite poems, play movement games, and greet one another.  Circle ends with everyone washing hands for lunch.

10:30-11:00am

Lunchtime - First 15 minutes of lunch is “golden silence” followed by story sharing, taking turns going to the bathroom, followed by reading the book of the day or classroom discussion. 

Lunch ends with a blessing to thank the earth for the food. Children then pack away lunches to go outside to play or go for a walk.

11:00-12:00pm

Outdoor Play

12:00-12:20pm

Storytelling & Songs - the story of the week is told for a few days, then turned into a puppet show or class play, and finally it is drawn and retold as a group recall.

12:30-1:30pm -

Rolling pick up.  Please remember children may only be enrolled at EGS for four hours a day.  Dropped off at 8:30am must pick up no later than 12:30pm.